Tokyo 23 FC

Tokyo 23 FC
東京23FC
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Full nameTokyo 23 Football Club
NicknameTokyo 23
Founded2003; 23 years ago (2003)
GroundEdogawa Stadium
Edogawa, Tokyo
Capacity6,950
ChairmanMitsuhiro Tomomechi
ManagerYuki Komatsu
LeagueKantō Soccer League (Div. 1)
20242nd of 10
Websitehttps://tokyo23fc.jp

Tokyo 23 Football Club (東京23フットボールクラブ, Tōkyō Ni-Jū San Futtobōrukurabu) commonly known as Tokyo 23 FC (東京23FC, Tōkyō Ni-Jū San Efushi) is a Japanese football club based in the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Their motto is "Tokyo Pride" (Be Pride of the Tokyoites). The club now participates in the first division of Kantō Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese football league system and they're aiming towards pro football.[1]

History

Establishment

Tokyo 23 Football Club was established as Sagawa Tokyo 23 Soccer Club in 2003.

Tokyo League

Tokyo 23 FC was promoted to Division 1 in 2006, but they hovered around 7th to 11th position until 2010 for 4 years.

On 3 February 2010, Tokyo 23 Corporation. was established for management. In April 2010, Tokyo 23 Soccer Club was renamed to Tokyo 23 FC.

On 15 January 2012, Tokyo 23 FC fought against Tonan Maebashi Satellite to be raised to Kanto Soccer League 2nd Division, and Tokyo 23 FC won by 1–0.[2]

Kanto Soccer League

On 7 October 2012, Tokyo 23 won the Kanto Soccer League's 2nd Division, three points clear off runners-up Hitachi Building System SC.[3]

In 2016, Tokyo 23 were crowned champions of the Kantō division one, beating Vonds Ichihara by eight points and qualified for The National Regional Football Champions League for the first and only time. They finished second in their group behind Suzuka Unlimited and failed to qualify for the final phase of the competition.

League record

ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup		Shakaijin
Cup
SeasonLeaguePosPWDLFAGDPts
2012Kanto Soccer League (Div. 2)1st18123348222639
2013Kanto Soccer League
(Div. 1)		4th1892750321829
20142nd18106236171939
20154th1895440202032
20161st18142236181844
20174th187652821727
20184th186752321225
20198th1853102033-1318
2020 ‡8th9234614-89
20215th22113836251136
20223rd1810263023732
20239th185673036-621
20242nd18123347163139
20256th185672123-221Semi-final
2026TBD18
Key
  • P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points gained
  • ‡ Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, all matches of the first half 1st ~ 9 matches of the first half were cancelled, and only the second half schedule was held. COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Honours

Tokyo 23 FC honours
HonourNo.YearsRef
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 4 Block 1912003[4]
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 Block 612004[5]
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 212005
Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 122010, 2011
Shakaijin Cup12011
Kantō Soccer League Ichihara Cup12012
Kantō Soccer League Div. 212012
Kantō Soccer League Div. 112016

Current squad

As of 23 August 2023. [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK JPNNaoki Yoshikawa
2DF JPNHayato Shibata
3DF JPNSeiji Shindo
4DF JPNDaiki Sakanoue
5DF JPNKenta Naito
6MF JPNTappei Oki
7MF JPNDai Takahashi
8MF JPNKohei Kikuchi
9FW JPNHikaru Shimizu
10MF JPNKoki Wakasugi
11FW JPNKonosuke Wada
13FW JPNSotaro Murakami
14MF JPNKeita Nagato
15MF JPNRyuhei Tanabe
16MF JPNHayate Kobayashi
17MF JPNShogo Oya
No.Pos. NationPlayer
18FW JPNShun Higashi
19FW JPNYuga Harashina
20DF JPNYui Shikida
21GK JPNFumiya Oishi
22DF JPNKazuya Miyata
24MF JPNKentaro Matsumoto
25MF JPNMotoki Kanda
26DF JPNRyotaro Maeda
27MF JPNRyoma Shimizu
28DF JPNRikuya Iwanaga
29DF JPNAkihiro Kawasaki
31GK JPNHiroto Takayasu
32DF JPNRyuji Ito
33DF JPNChihiro Tajima
34MF JPNHaruki Okajima
44MF JPNMakoto Okamoto


References

  1. ^ "TOKYO 23 FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL WEB SITE". www.tokyo23fc.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17.
  2. ^ Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Ryouichi Shihara. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No. 042" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
  3. ^ Nishimura, Taketoshi; Keiko Ishikawa; Eiji Matsukawa. "Tokyo 23 Football Club News No. 067" (PDF). Tokyo 23 FC Public relations section.
  4. ^ 2003年度リーグ結果 2003 League Results
  5. ^ 第38回 東京都社会人リーグ 3部 （6ブロック） 38th Tokyo Shakaijin Soccer League Division 3 6th Block
  6. ^ "Tokyo 23 players". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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